Even song is not a reliable indicator, as a good proportion of canary hens sing. A smaller sub-group of singing hens even exists that can sing every bit as well as most males, and better than some!
A gender-mixed grouping might be likelier to get along better than a group of all-males, during the winter - but no matter what the actual genders, trouble can easily happen when the days begin to get longer, and the birds start wanting to prepare for breeding season. Sometimes everything goes smoothly - but more often than not, canaries in the same cage will come into breeding condition at different times, and the bird who is in 'higher' breeding condition will almost always harass the bird or birds who are not.
Given these facts, what many of us who have had plenty of experience keeping multiple canaries will do, knowing both the benefits for the birds of being able to fly, and the potential for trouble when canaries are housed in groups especially during the breeding season is keep our canaries in flight cages during the summer moult, on through the fall and early winter until mid-winter or so, when the males especially begin to get more antagonistic.
At this point they are are separated into individual cages for the rest of the spring and early summer. Once midsummer has come and gone and the summer moult is well underway for each bird, ensuring that they won't have a lot of spare energy to spend harassing each other, they can usually be returned to the flight cage for the rest of the year. Not always - some adult males seem to live just to pick fights - but often.
What it adds up to, is that the odds are greatly against keeping any group of canaries in a cage successfully all year round, especially when you have multiple male canaries involved. Some hens are loners.. I have cages with hens and have never, ever had a problem.
Perhaps cage size is the issue? I use flight cages. Same here finchly.. Some can be more feisty. The norm is 3 hens to one cockbird too. I have 9 hens together in the aviary. I agree, your definitely on to something about the space. My issue was with two hens sharing a 10 x 12 room. It was chaos. One was just intent on killing the other. Its not all canaries but even numbers of the same sex is risky. Now when I had six hens there are no issues Aggression was diffused.
A wider cage is the best since it allows the birds to fly from one side to the other without colliding. With a bigger cage , you can provide your birds with tons of toys for quality playtime.
One or two perches on the sides of the cage are enough for your birds. Canaries and finches can live peacefully in the same cage provided they have enough food and water. Wild canaries and finches get a variety of food out there, such as seeds and wild fruits. These birds also need an adequate amount of food while living in captivity. Some great food choices for canaries and finches include fresh leafy vegetables such as spinach, kale, and Swiss chard.
Other good dietary options include peppers, green beans, cauliflower, sweet potato, and sweet corn. Water is also crucial for canaries and finches living in one cage. Apart from taking water, both finches and canaries need to take a bath to keep their bodies clean.
Hence, you should place two water dishes in the cage to ensure each bird can drink or take a bath whenever it wants. Canaries and finches are highly active.
These two are primarily active during the day since they are diurnal by nature. However, they like sleeping during the night, and hence you should provide them with enough nesting space.
Keep two nests at each side of the cage to ensure every bird has a nesting space where it can sleep or take a nap. Even in the breeding season, before pairing male and female canaries, they are kept in a separate cage each besides other.
I keep them nearby each other for a couple of days so that they can communicate, attract and incline towards each other. Once I see the male and female canary inclination and chirping on the sounds of each other.
I let them be paired in one single cage. The main reason behind separate cages before pairing is to allow male and female canaries to understand each other.
In this case, also both of them can get aggressive and fight. Do Female canaries Sing? Read more…. So, I allow male and female canary birds to be caged separately and kept side by side for a couple of days before mating.
I have experienced many cases where a male canary had badly injured my female breeding canary. To avoid such circumstances I suggest and I strongly recommend every bird keeper to allow male and female canaries some time before pairing. Best Cage for the Canaries. In a breeding season, both male and female canaries are very active and aggressive. Once they are paired they can live together.
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